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A Brief History of the Anglican Church of Canada & The The Clergy reserves, land that had been reserved for use Diocese A Brief History of the by the Protestant clergy, became a major issue in the mid- Anglican Church of Canada 19th century. Anglicans argued that the land was meant A geographic area under the jurisdiction of a Diocesan for their exclusive use, while other Protestant Bishop as chief pastor. There are currently 30 dioceses* The first Anglican clergy arrived in Canada as chaplains on denominations demanded that it be divided among them. in the Anglican Church of Canada. A diocese is governed John Cabot's expedition in 1497. The first Anglican by a diocesan synod composed of the bishop(s) and elected Eucharist on Canadian territory was celebrated in 1578 by Until the 1830s, the Anglican church in Canada was members of the clergy and laity chosen by the parishes. Robert Wolfall, who was chaplain to Martin Frobisher's treated as the property of the Church of England: bishops Bishops are elected by diocesan synods. expedition to the Arctic. The Parish of St. John the Baptist were appointed by the church in England, and funding for * The diocese of Cariboo is not currently functioning as a in St. John's, Newfoundland is the oldest Anglican parish the church came from the British Parliament. The first diocese. The parishes formerly within the diocese of in Canada, founded in 1699 in response to a petition Canadian synods were established in the 1850s, giving the Cariboo are now part of the Anglican Parishes of the drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John's and sent to Canadian church a degree of self-government. As a result Central Interior (APCI) and under the episcopal oversight the Bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. Henry Compton. of a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council decision in of the Suffragan Bishop to the Metropolitan of British 1861 (Long v. Gray), all Anglican churches in colonies of Columbia and the Yukon. Members of the Church of England established the Society the British Empire became self-governing. Even so, the for the Propagation of the Gospel in 1701 which provided first General Synod for all of Canada was not held until Ecclesiastical Province missionaries to Canada until 1940. Another Anglican 1893. In that meeting, Robert Machray was chosen as the mission, the Church Missionary Society was established in Canadian church's first Primate. A grouping of dioceses into a common area. There are 1799, and sent missionaries to try to convert Canada's currently four ecclesiastical provinces in Canada. They First Nations until World War I. The Church of England The Structure of the are (moving from east to west): Canada, Ontario, in Canada, as it was called until the 1950s, established Rupert’s Land and British Columbia and Yukon. numerous residential schools which sought to assimilate Anglican Church of Canada Ecclesiastical provinces meet in provincial synods at native peoples into British concepts of civilization. regular intervals to transact business of common interest. Congregation The bishop in charge of an ecclesiastical province is called The Anglican Church was a dominant feature of the the Metropolitan Archbishop. The Metropolitan is compact governments that dominated the colonies in A gathering of Christians for worship in a particular place. elected by the provincial synod which is composed of British North America. Adherents to the Church of bishops, clergy and lay delegates. England were also numerous amongst the United Empire Parish Loyalists who fled to Canada after the American General Synod Revolution. A gathering of Christians for worship in a particular place. A self-supporting church community led by a The national governing body of the Anglican Church of After the conquest of Quebec and the American Rector or Incumbent and a Vestry comprised of elected Canada. Founded in 1893 the General Synod now meets Revolution, many leading Anglicans argued for the members of the parish. A multi-point parish consists of every three years and is composed of representatives of Church of England to become the established church in one or more Congregations or points that share the bishop, clergy and laity from every diocese. The Primate the Canadian colonies. The Church of England was liturgical ministry of a parish priest or parish ministry is the President of General Synod and the Vice-President established by law in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and team. is the Prolocutor. Between meetings of General Synod Prince Edward Island. In Lower Canada (now Quebec), the business of synod is carried on by the Council of the presence of a Roman Catholic majority made Deanery General Synod and its Standing Committees. establishment in that province politically unwise. In Upper Canada (now Ontario), leading dissenters such as A grouping of parishes within a diocese, headed by a Anglican Communion Methodist minister Egerton Ryerson argued against Regional Dean, that meet on a regular basis to deal with establishment. Following the Upper Canada Rebellion and common concerns and problems. Not all dioceses have The worldwide body of Anglicans currently numbering the Durham Report and establishment of responsible deaneries. nearly 77 million members in 38 self-governing churches government in the 1840s, the unpopularity of the in 164 countries. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Anglican-dominated Family Compact made establishment Archdeaconery head of the Church of England is accorded a “primacy of a moot point. The Church was disestablished in Nova honour” among Anglican bishops worldwide. He chairs Scotia in 1850 and Upper Canada in 1854. By the time of A unit within a diocese, larger than a deanery, headed by the once every ten years meeting of the Lambeth Canadian confederation in 1867, the Church of England an Archdeacon. A territorial Archdeacon may have some Conference, which draws together all the bishops of the was disestablished throughout British North America. administrative responsibilities delegated to them by the Anglican Communion, as well as the triennial meetings of bishop. Not all dioceses have archdeaconeries. the Anglican Consultative Council which gathers Anglican bishops, clergy and laity from around the Communion. A Brief History of the and has a very different history. The Anglican Communion, therefore, has two roots: the English A Brief History of the Anglican Communion Church and The Scottish Church. Anglican Church of Canada & The Anglican The Anglican Communion consists of over 77 When the British people settled the British Empire Communion million members" organized in "38 self-governing they took their religion with them and thus Churches made up of about 500 dioceses, 30,000 Anglicanism spread overseas. Eventually these parishes and 64,000 individual congregations in a overseas parishes became autonomous provinces of total of 164 countries. The Anglican Communion is the Communion. These churches, while the third largest church in the world and it is, after autonomous in their governance, are bound the Roman Catholic Church, the most widespread. together by tradition, Scripture, the Prayer Book, Canon Law and the inheritance they have received In 1930 resolution 49 of the Lambeth Conference from the British Churches. They together make up described the Anglican Communion as "a fellowship, the Anglican Communion, a body headed spiritually within the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, of those by the Archbishop of Canterbury. duly constituted dioceses, provinces or regional Churches in communion with the See of Canterbury. It consists of If an Anglican church is a member of the Anglican "particular or national Churches [who] promote within each Communion, it is said to be "in communion", or "in of their territories a national expression of Christian faith, life communion with the See of Canterbury". and worship." The resolution described a common liturgical heritage and concluded: "they are bound together not by a central legislative and executive authority, Websites but by mutual loyalty sustained through the common counsel of the bishops in conference." The Anglican Communion ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA DIOCESE OF QUEBEC An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church defines the www.anglicancommunion.org DEANERY OF ST FRANCIS Anglican Communion as follows: ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MINISTRY "The Churches in communion with the See of Canterbury The Anglican Church of Canada throughout the world. Member churches exercise THE RIGHT REVEREND BRUCE MYERS OGS jurisdictional independence but share a common heritage BISHOP OF QUEBEC concerning Anglican identity and commitment to scripture, www.anglican.ca tradition, and reason as sources of authority. Churches in THE VEN. DR EDWARD SIMONTON OGS the Anglican Communion continue to reflect the balance of The Diocese of Montreal VICAR GENERAL & ARCHDEACON OF QUEBEC Protestant and Catholic principles that characterized the via media of the Elizabethan Settlement." www.montreal.anglican.ca RUTH SHEERAN RURAL DEAN Unity and co-operation within the Communion are The Church of England facilitated by a number of bodies including four OFFICE which are sometimes referred to as the Instruments www.cofe.anglican.org 84 QUEEN STREET of Communion, namely: The Archbishop of LENNOXVILLE, QUEBEC J1M 1J7 Canterbury, the Primates' Meeting, the Lambeth The Scottish Episcopal Church (819) 346-5564 Conference and the Anglican Consultative Council. SUNDAY SERVICES: www.scotland.anglican.org FOR SERVICE TIMES, CONTACTS FOR THE VARIOUS Some churches within the Anglican Communion are called Episcopalian. These churches (such as the PARISHES, CLERGY CONTACTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT THE DEANERY WEBSITE: USA) come from the Scottish Episcopal Church. WWW DEANERYOFSTFRANCIS COM The Scottish Church is as old as the English Church . .
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